Fly-net holder.



J. D. KRENZ. FLY NET HOLDER. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 13, 1910.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

0., WASHINGYOIV, n. c.

JULIUS D. KRENZ, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

FLY-NET HOLDER.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS D. KRENZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fly-Net Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to fly net holders.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive andefiective device for the purpose that will be detachable, yet whenattached to the harness will remain permanently in place while in use tosecure the fly net and will present the least possible obstruction toharness parts or other things likely to be caught thereon and willpresent a neat appearance.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a view showing a portion of ahorse with attached harness and fly net. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewshowing the application of my invention. Fig. 3 is a bottom view showingthe lower face of the back strap with my device attached. Fig. 4 is aplan view of my device.

The invention consists in slitting a narrow band adapted to be loopedabout the back-strap of a harness so that the hip-strap will lie withinthe slit opening to provide against slipping of the loop strap out ofits proper place, and providing the ends of the loop strap withinterengaging members to secure them together in a detachable relation.

In the drawing, 2 is the back-strap; 3, is a hip-strap; L, is alongitudinal strand of a fly net; 5 is a loop-strip attached to thebackstrap between which loopstrip and backstrap the hip-strap is passedin assembling the harness.

The fly net holder, which as a whole is designated as 6, consists of aloop strap 7, made of leather or other suitable material of a flexiblenature and slitted longitudinally as at 8; 9 is an expansion stud and10,

is a metal socket; the parts 9 and 10, adapted to interengage to unitethe ends of the loop-strap. I have shown and described a particularmeans for securing the ends of the loop-strap together, but obviouslyany other Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

1910. Serial No. 571,723.

! form of clasp or means of uniting the ends may be employed withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

In applying the fastener, it is passed underneath the back-strap, thenthe hip-strap is passed through the loop in the back-strap and will liewithin the slit in the loop-strap. In this position it will be seen thatthe loopstrap is held from movement lengthwise of I the back-strap orsidewise thereof. The device in the position described, which is that lshown particularly in dotted lines in Fig. that is, the loop-strap beingope'nthe middle longitudinal strand of the fly-net is laid over theback-strap between the ends of the loo p-strapas shown in Fig. 2-thenthe ends of this strap are snapped together as shown in solid lines inthe same figure, thus securing the fly-net and holding it in place.

The fly-net may be released by simply snapping the clasp of theloop-strap and removed from the horse, but the loop-strap being thusfastened to the harness remains in place and in proper position to againbe used to fasten the fly net.

\Vhat I claim:

1. The combination with the back-strap and the hip-strap of a harness ofa longitudinally slitted loop-strap, adapted to be passed around theback-strap and the slit therein to embrace the hip-strap, and providedwith engaging means on the respective ends thereof, the loop-strapadapted to engage a part of the fly net in a detachable relation to holdthe same in place.

2. The combination with the back-strap and hip-strap of a harness, of aslitted loopstrap passed around the back-strap and the slit thereinembracing the hip-strap and provided with interclasping means on itsrespective ends, whereby, when properly attached to a harness, it isadapted to detach ably engage a portion of the fly net to hold it inproper position on the horse.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS D. KRENZ.

Witnesses:

FLORIDA E. GRABLE, W. V. TEFFT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). 0.

